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Mangrove restoration in IndonesiaMangroves were once widespread throughout the world's warm coastal areas. The maze of tangled trees along the shore are a crucial ecosystem and a buffer against erosion But over the past few decades, mangroves have been disappearing around the globe. Now there's growing recognition of their importance, and renewed efforts to restore and preserve them. Reporter Ari Daniel Shapiro visited one such project in Indonesia. >>>Click here to see more of Ari's photos. Download MP3]]>
Mangrove restoration in IndonesiaMangroves were once widespread throughout the world’s warm coastal areas. The maze of tangled trees along the shore are a crucial ecosystem and a buffer against erosion But over the past few decades, mangroves have been disappearing around the globe. Now there’s growing recognition of their importance, and renewed efforts to restore and preserve them. Reporter Ari Daniel Shapiro visited one such project in Indonesia.
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]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/08/restoring-indonesias-mangroves/feed/ 1 ari daniel shapiro,BBC,deforestation,Indonesia,mangrove forests,mangroves,PRI,reforestation,The World,WGBH Mangroves were once widespread throughout the world's warm coastal areas. The maze of tangled trees along the shore are a crucial ecosystem and a buffer against erosion But over the past few decades, mangroves have been disappearing around the globe. Mangroves were once widespread throughout the world's warm coastal areas. The maze of tangled trees along the shore are a crucial ecosystem and a buffer against erosion But over the past few decades, mangroves have been disappearing around the globe. Now there's growing recognition of their importance, and renewed efforts to restore and preserve them. Reporter Ari Daniel Shapiro visited one such project in Indonesia. >>>Click here to see more of Ari's photos. Download MP3 PRI's The World no http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.theworld.org/audio/0804094.mp3 160 audio/mpeg216575161